THE different BLOG

Three years ago on September 29th, I walked away from my corporate job to become a full-time entrepreneur. After having spent more than 17 years in sales, I knew how to hit a number. However, I did not know what to do when the number depended entirely on me. Leaving a corporate job to start […]

Lessons Andee Hart learned when leaving corporate to start a business

Open your Faire dashboard. Go to your orders and sort by retailer. Now count how many stores have ordered from you more than once. That number gives you a quick look at your Faire reorder rate. If the answer is one or two out of every 20, your product is probably fine. Your listing is […]

Woman packages Fair Reorders

A retailer stops at your booth. She flips through your line sheet, asks your minimums, and says she’ll be in touch. You feel good about it. Then you fly home, unpack three days of inventory, and the conversation quietly disappears into a stack of business cards on your counter. If you sell wholesale and you’ve […]

Trade Show booth